Just saw a young woman open carry into the local Food Lion.
Really startled me.
I think these people are going to do more for those of us who want reform, than for their side. No one wants to feel afraid going to grocery shop.
shraby
(21,946 posts)LiberalLoner
(11,467 posts)daleanime
(17,796 posts)the craziness needs to stop.
laymans
(1 post)The food lion in North Chesterfield, Virginia does not care. I was there this morning and saw someone with a gun on their belt. I told the manager and he said that "I cannot dictate the law to a customer. If they have a permit and the right to carry then I cannot tell them to do otherwise." He did not even ask to see the gentleman's permit.
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)I lived in Virginia in the 1990s (Alexandria and Spotsylvania Co) .... yahoos were "open carrying" back then
billh58
(6,655 posts)in public is rapidly becoming a glaring mark of stupidity and arrogance, and rightfully so.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Unigal
(1 post)We need this message on bumper stickers and billboards!
gopiscrap
(24,778 posts)noiretextatique
(27,275 posts)i propose: the bigger the gun, the smaller the brain. that applies to both genders.
Skittles
(172,851 posts)gun humpers can excuse tens of thousands of senseless deaths but they get mighty upset over penis analogies
IronLionZion
(51,550 posts)MillennialDem
(2,367 posts)knownow
(53 posts)There's no substitute for penis (except there is).
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)The difference between an open carry nut and yet another mass shooting is one hasn't opened fire yet.
Paladin
(32,354 posts)LiberalLoner
(11,467 posts)And there wasn't anything he could do.
Told him Food Lion website said Food Lion does not allow open carry.
He said it was probably an undercover police officer and thanked me for calling.
Waste of my time to call, I guess.
Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)I honestly don't understand why most folk are ok with concealed guns and only outraged by open carry. Personally, I would always prefer to know when I am within range of a gun. I like to have the freedom to distance myself. I would be ok with concealed carriers if they all wore large yellow cones on their heads with a letter "G"
billh58
(6,655 posts)Guns in the public venue should be strictly regulated and controlled, and should only be allowed when transporting them to a range, or for hunting.
The tired argument that "only criminals will have guns," is rubbish as the police will still have guns, and that is as it should be. More guns equals more gun violence, and more opportunities for criminals to acquire guns.
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